I will admit it was my own fault. I know better. A person does not go to the supermarket at 6 p.m. on a weekday and expect it to be anything but chaotic. It seems everyone around here does not think about dinner until they are on their way home from work, at which time they suddenly realize, “Hey! I have nothing for dinner!” and they run into the store for supplies.
The timing, however, was not my only mistake nor the biggest one. You see, there is snow and sleet in the forecast for the next 2 days. Now remember that I live in New York City. One does not generally get snowed in around here. Ah, but that doesn’t matter. If there is snow in the forecast, everyone runs out to the store and buys enough supplies to carry them through the rest of the winter. Seriously – they had those shopping carts piled high with enough milk and bread to feed an entire third world nation.
Naturally you must be wondering what kind of fool am I to even attempt to go to the supermarket under such conditions. Well it’s like this – I had a contractor here from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. putting a new vanity in the bathroom so I was homebound until then. Ah, but now you are thinking, “What was so important that you had to go out immediately?”
Let me tell ya, this was important and it was something that couldn’t wait until the morning. It was half & half. I need it for my coffee in the morning and I cannot go out to the store in the morning before I have had my coffee. Therefore I was left with no choice but to brave the crowds and fight those little old ladies for that last container of half & half!
ha. I went to whole foods today to buy another frozen pizza (it’s what I’ve eaten for dinner for the past two nights…) and the instant I turned off the car and opened the door, the drizzling rain turned into torrential downpour and the quick jog to the store became a second shower. It was bad. Really really bad. White shirt, with white camisole under, with no bra.
Really really bad. Glad you got your half and half. I would do the same thing if I was out of Diet Coke.
I don’t know if this is typical or just our area but Whole Foods is always a nightmare. No matter what time, what day of the week, it is always a zoo.
We CAN get snowed in, but rarely does it happen for more than an evening or maybe 24 hours. The ice storm 5 years ago kept us here for 3 days and without electricity for 8 days. I like getting snowed in as long as I have electricity. Everyone here runs to the store as soon as they hear the word snow. I’m glad you got your half and half.
I just read your post about your son going away. That will be 4 long years but think of the vacations you can have.